Watch This: June 2012

SPOILER ALERT: Joey Fatone is eaten by a shark. On a stage. (via: buzzfeed.com)

So, June. What I will say is that it’s not all bad. Sure, we lose for another year some of the best shows on television, including Mad Men, Game of Thrones, Girls, Nurse Jackie and The Big C. And that’s depressing. But in exchange we get Jersey Shore Shark Attack, so, you know, QUIT COMPLAINING.

In all seriousness while June (and July and August) are fairly dead months for the networks, the cable networks are still going strong. We will see the return of a number of good series, including True Blood, Louie, Falling Skies, Awkward, Drop Dead Diva, RuPaul’s Drag U, Burn Notice, and The Glee Project. New cable series that will premiere this month include the much-anticipated Dallas reboot; the new Aaron Sorkin drama The Network; TNT’s first reality series, The Great Escape; Anger Management, Charlie Sheen’s very necessary return to television; and Bristol Palin’s new reality series, Life’s a Tripp.

The networks aren’t all dead and will provide some new programming, including the return of Hell’s Kitchen, Masterchef, Love in the Wild and Wipeout; new dating series, The Choice and Take Me Out; and The Glass House, ABC’s shameless rip-off of Big Brother.

Other things to look for are the cheesetastic made-for-Syfy movies, the aforementioned Jersey Shore Shark Attack, Piranhaconda, Arachnoquake and Bigfoot; The Tony Awards, The Miss USA Pageant, The MTV Movie Awards; and in sports, look for The Stanley Cup, the NBA Finals, and Olympic U.S. team trials, including swimming, gymnastics, and track and field.